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Part of the video series: Basic Car Care & Maintenance

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Summary: Test for car leaks by looking for leaks from oil pans and more; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free car-maintenance video.

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By Jeff Wong
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Jeff Wong has a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, San Diego. He has owned and operated an aftermarket automotive parts business for five...read more

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"Hi this is Jeff Wong with Expert Village and today we're going to learn the basics of maintaining your vehicle. In this segment we're going to examine how to tell if your car might be leaking a fluid and what that fluid might be. So with this older vehicle the first tale tell sign that you have something leaking is that you have spots underneath the car. So let's take a look under there. So here we are underneath the vehicle and as you can see there's this dark black stain that has developed and if we look directly above it you can see this drip forming from the transmission. So this may be oil that has dripped down from the front of the vehicle or it may be fluid from the transmission itself. So this car probably needs to be taken in to a mechanic to be checked out. So here we are inside the engine bay and we can look around and see if we can find any leaks. So if you look over here at the engine block you can see this heavy black oily suet that has developed on the engine head. Now this is most likely caused by an oil leak of some sort, so the engine probably needs to be checked out. If you look here towards the back of the car along the firewall, you can see that this white deposit has developed which is a sign of corrosion, which is probably some water damage or some sort of watery fluid leaking. Such as windshield wiper fluid or radiator fluid."

eHow Article: How to Check for Car Leaks